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FROM UNCLE VINNY was my mother’s creation. Since I was a child, she would give extra presents to family on holidays, things that she found at thrift stores and garage sales. These gifts were handpicked for the recipient, and we always enjoyed opening them. She would sign the tag from “Uncle Vinny”, after St. Vincent de Paul’s endearing nickname, St. Vinny’s. Uncle Vinny performed his gift-giving duties under my mother’s tutelage for 50 years. Some relatives have known his presence all their lives: one cousin grew up without ever learning the truth behind our second Santa Claus, and she reached adulthood believing that we had some strange, distant uncle who sent us used presents! Today, my family still occasionally takes up Uncle Vinny’s mantle, bestowing thrifted gifts to each other in his name. I carry on the tradition in my own way, reselling vintage treasures I find at the same places mom and I used to shop together. Uncle Vinny lives on. I hope Uncle Vinny has the perfect gift here for you!
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Turtle Creek Pottery/Cathy Gatch, "Light Dragoon" Folk Art Redware Pie Plate, Vintage Made in USA
• Turtle Creek Pottery "Light Dragoon" redware plate by Cathy Gatch • Yellow, green & brown glazed ceramic • Vintage 1987 • Crazing & general distressing on the back that may be original to the piece • 12 1/8" L x 12" W x 1 1/2" D • Markings impressed & incised on back • Handmade in Morrow, Ohio, USA • Lead glaze; do not use for food • Display stand not included Handmade, glazed sgraffito redware plate by Cathy Gatch from Turtle Creek Pottery, featuring a "Light Dragoon" soldier on horseback! The design is from an early American pie plate museum piece dated 1750-1850. During the Revolutionary War, both the American Continental Army and the British Army employed light dragoons, which were highly mobile, mounted cavalry units trained to scout, skirmish, raid, and gather intelligence. The British sent 17th and 16th Light Dragoons to America, while the Americans later formed four Continental light dragoon regiments and other partisan corps to counter British cavalry and conduct their own operations, effectively serving as the eyes and ears of the army. Redware can trace its origins to Europe and England, followed by the Pennsylvania Dutch who had settled in America. However, the decorating techniques date to ancient times. "Sgraffito" used a sharp-edged wooden tool to incise or "scratch" a design on the semi-wet clay surface. The potter began by applying a cream or yellowish slip color. Next, a hairline design was incised into the piece and other colors such as green and yellow were painted on the surface. When it was fired, the rust color of the clay showed through.
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